A History of Ireland in Song |
An old man came courting me, hey ding dorum di
An old man came courting me, me being young and free
And old man came courting me, saying would you marry me
Maids when you're young never wed an old man.
Chorus:
Because he's got no falurum, fal-diddle-i-urum
He's got no falurum fal-diddle-fal-day
He's got no falurum, he's lost his ding-durum
Maids, when you're young, never wed an old man.
When we went to church, hey ding dorum di
When we went to church, me being young
When we went to church, he left me in the lurch
Maids, when you're young, never wed an old man.
(Chorus)
When we went to bed, hey ding dorum di
When we went to bed, me being young
When we went to bed, he lay like he was dead
Maids, when you're young, never wed an old man.
(Chorus)
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